Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12855, Samuel Edwards, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Edwards Samuel
S. 12855:
Carded
CONTENTS

New-York 9/7/19
Connecticut
Samuel Edwards
of Farmington in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Coe of the Regt. commanded by Col. Swift in the Connecticut line for 16 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Jan y 1833 and sent to R. I. Nichols C. C. Fairfield Co.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $106.66 Semestral allowance ending Sept r 26.66
$133.32
✓
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 12
21 st Feb 34 - transp d to N Yale - from 4 Sept 1833 - notice sent Hon W. Tay
to 2 o Comptroller Ap r 4. 1839 - to Agariah Smith Albany, April 4. 1839 -

State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield
ss. Bridgeport
On this 30 th day of October 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before
the Court of Probate within & for the District of Stratford in said County now sitting.
Samuel Redwards a resident of Trumbull in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy five years, who being first sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. To wit. In the month of July 1776 I enlisted at Stratford in Conn. for Six Months into the Connecticut State Troops into a Company commanded by Capt. Elijah Beach. Bury. Nichols was Lieutenant & James Babbe Ensign in said Company. The Company marched immediately after I enlisted to the Northward & was first billeted at a place called Stamfordborough (now Whitehall) in the State of New York from there we went to Ticonderoga & were employed in building Fort Independence. I Staid in said Company Six Months & Served out the period for which I enlisted. I cannot give the names of any other Officers. & all the Officers under whom I Served are dead Samuel French of Trumbull was with me in said Service & is in Court to testify to the same. Daniel Gregory was also in said Service.
Again in the Fall of the year 1777.
I was drafted at said Stratford out of Capt. Coes Company of Militia for Three Months & went on Guard at Fairfield on Fairfield Beach & Served there for said Three Months under Lieut. Wall and Sealer (now Dec.) I do not know of any other living but with own I can prove this period of Service which was in a Lieutenant's Guard except by Mrs. Anna Brewster whose testimony is annexed.
Again in the year 1778 in the Month of February I was a gain drafted at said Stratford for Three Months out of Capt. Coes
Militia Company & went to the City of New York in said Company under Capt. James Clarke where I Served out said Three Months. We were stationed in the City. I do not know of any other living under whom I Served. But William Jones of Monroe was with me in this Service & is now in Court to prove the same.
Again in the year 1778.
I was drafted for Three Months out of Capt. Coes Militia Company at said Stratford & went down at Saugerties on the Lines & Served said Three Months under Capt. Stites of Stratford who is now deceased as not to be able to testify to my Service. Edward Weyland of Trumbull is a witness in Court to prove this period of Service & also proves the fact that said Stites has lost his powers of mind since.

Again in the year 1779 Capt. David Nichols had command of the Militia Company in which I was enrolled at S. Shaker and said Company from said Nichols was called into Service & went into the State of New York where I went & served in said Company one Month when we took prisoners at Red Bank - All the officers under whom I have served are dead except S. Nichols for Son Samuel Nichols is in Court & knows this last period of Service My whole time of Service above stated is sixteen Months & are no documentary evidence of Service & never had any written Discharge but have always lived in S. Shaker except about 10 years which I resided with my Son Saml. Edwards at Mansfield N. Jersey - I was born in that part of Shaker (now New Britain) in Springfield County Conn. Oct. 20 th 1757. State of my age in the petition of my Brother William
The said Samuel Edwards hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Edwards
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Edwards for a Pension.
We, Stiles Nichols Esq., residing in the town of Bridgewater near the town of Temple and David Beach of S. Shaker residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Edwards who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day and date aforesaid.
Stiles Nichols David Beach
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stiles Nichols who has signed the preceding certificate, is a creditable resident in town of Bridgewater and that David Beach who has also signed to same, is a resident of the town of Temple and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John W. Foster
I, R. S. Nichols Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Edwards for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 30 th day of October in 1832.
R. S. Nichols, Clerk

I Samuel French of Trumbull in Fairfield County now in court and being duly sworn in the matter of the application of the within named Samuel Edwards for a pension do testify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Edwards now present in court that in July or June 1776 I enlisted into Capt. Beach Elizahs company of State Troops at Stratford in said county (Col Swift was the Col) said Edwards enlisted at the same time for six Months - we marched into the State of New York where said tour of service was performed for the United States I have personal knowledge that said Edwards performed this six Months service for the United States in said Capt. Beachs company as aforesaid And that in the year 1779 in June of that year I belonged to Capt. Nicholls company of Militia in said Stratford. To which company said Edwards belonged when said company was ordered into service of the United States in the State of New York - we performed one Months service & then was dismissed at Fredericksborough in said State of New York I have personal knowledge that said Edwards performed one months service in Capt. Nicholls company as aforesaid
Samuel French
I Ann Brewster of the Town of Fairfield in Fairfield County (now in Conn) testify & say that I am now 72 years of age - am the daughter of Jonathan. I lived in the Town of Fairfield (now Conn) & the widow of Caleb Brewster late decd. my mother died as appears by the Record in April 1776 & in the Fall of that year the year following as cannot pay which I received out Valhalla Seeley was a Lieutenant of the Guard & board- -ed at my Fathers House in Fairfield - I cannot say how long He was there - I cannot remember the fact that He was there some time - was called Lieutenant Seeley & had command of the Guard - There was a sort of Barracks on Ground Hill Point on the Sound at which there was a Guard kept (I think during War) said Seeley had been dead some years - He lived about five miles from my Fathers in

Said Town of Fairfield at the Place called Pequannock — — I well recollect Mr Samuel Edwards the within named Applicant that He was on Guard at the time above mentioned (or in the Fall of the year 1776) — I remember we had a Fire when Said Edwards was at our House — I cannot say how long S d Edwards was in the Service. I only remember that He was there some considerable time — I could not say whether it was two Months or three or four — I was acquainted with Said Edwards before He came to Fairfield in the Service. His Father having married an Aunt of mine after Said Edwards Mother died — This was probably the reason why I came to know that S d Edwards was in the Guard — for I do not recollect any other Persons except Said Edwards & Said Seely who were in the Guard — I remember there were others who came to our House but not their names — My Father's House was about a Mile from the Barracks — I cannot say how long Said Seely boarded at my Father's — I have always remembered the fact that Said Edwards was in the Guard — & I have always known Him — I supposed He was drafted out of the Militia as I well recollect hearing the drafts spoken of at our House — Am Brewster
# The above foregoing Depositions of Samuel French & Am Brewster (Subscribed & sworn to in Court) & the said Deponents are both Credible Witnesses — I further certify that William Grafton Edward Waland & Daniel Gregory whose testimony is given in support of Mrs Application are all Credible Witnesses & sustain each a good character for truth & veracity. John Miller Judge
Samuel Edwards Trumbull Conn. 16 Months
Certificate requested to be sent to the Clerk of the Court — (if granted)

Samuel Pawares Con t
Adm td . Pawat Comm. dilitia - 1buonitg
4/13
B. S. Nichols C. C Fairfield Et.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Edwards Con t
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     6th State Troops July 1776 6 Private Capt Deane Col Swift Munroe's NY and Ticonderoga Stratford Conn 1 st Sons Inverness witness   Fall 1777 3 drafted Capt 60th Fairfield Conn three ex-troops surviving witness   Feb. 11 1778 3 " " Beach NY three ex-troops surviving witness   1778 3 " Capt Stiles Col Mead on the lines NY but do not go to prove the whole tours - exactly   1779 1 Capt Nichols The Certificate of his children  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* The applicant says this ought to have preceded the state above

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Paul Edwards
Dec 17 th 1892
No 27
For Transfer
Hon. W. Taylor H. R.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Onondaga
ss.
On this fifth
day of February 183 4
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Onondaga
personally appeared Samuel Edwards
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain
Lieutenant Seelye Deming
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut
from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of New York
where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
ing are his reasons for removing from Bridgeport Connecticut
to Manlius New York - that he has a son at
Manlius , with whom it is his intention to
reside -
(Samuel Edwards)
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
A. May Jr. D.
☞ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrates, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
☞ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

State of New York County of Onondaga ss Aganah Smith of Manlius being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with Sam- uel Edward the within named defendant, and knows him to be the person he describes him- self to be, that he is the holder of Pension cer- tificates No. 9719. under the act of 7 June 1802 entitling him to fifty three \frac{33}{100} Dollars per Annum recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. vol 3. page 12 - Aganah Smith
Subscribed & sworn this 5th February 1834 before me A. King
Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with Ag- anah Smith, the above named defendant and that he is a person of veracity 5 Feb 1834 A. King Justice of the Peace

State of New York County of Onondaga / I Re- verend Asaph Clark of the County of Onondaga hereby certify that as a Minister who subscribed the first of the two annexed affidavits & who also signed the annexed certificate was at the date of the same a Minister of the Gospel in said County, and that I am well acquaint- ed with the said Asaph Clark handwriting and do hereby believe the signature "Asaph Clark" to both the said affidavits, and to the said certificate is the proper handwriting of the said Justice
Witness my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at Syracuse this 16 th day of February 1834
R. S. Hefl clerk

Rehran
INVALID.
12855
File No. _____
12, 8355
Samuel Edwards
Phil. Pa. war.
Act: _____
June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____
Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Cor Edward

Dr Sir
Albany 7 March 1899
The enclosed Pension Paver has already as you know traveled through three states. It is at last so unfortunate as to lack witnesses although believed to be in other respects satisfactory. Mr. Jenkins did not like to pay it, but was so kind as to suggest that in consideration of the great trouble to which the parties would be put to send it round for witnesses, he thought it probably you would allow the payment, especially as it closes the account -
Yours truly, admin with return of pension paver is respectfully solicited
Yours A Smith
Hon J L Edwards Cem Pension

I William Lewis of the Town of Monroe in Linnfield County (now in court) testify that I am well acquainted with Sam- uel Edwards of Fumbull an officer for a Division who is now President in court. In the Month of February 18 thru the year 1776 (but not inclusive as to the year) I was drafted out of Capt. James Clarke's Militia Company in that part of Shafford which is now Monroe for Three Months & went into the United States Service & served said Term of Three Months in the City of New York & was engaged in building fortifications in the City - Capt James Clarke (who was Captain of the Company in which I was enrolled) took charge of the Com- pany which was made up by drafts from the different Militia Companies in our region & said Clarke had com- mand of us the whole time in the City of New York & returned with us at the expiration of said Three Months - He is now dead & every other Division with him

I served except the above named Samuel Ed- wards - that is to say I know of no other living. The said Samuel Edwards was a private soldier with me & served here three months under Capt- James Clarke in the city of New York - I was perfectly well acquainted with S d Edwards & am positive that he served S d three months. He was taken from a different Military Company & added in that Trail of Sharpshooters which is now called Seventh - Genl. Putnam had command of the Troops in the city S. or N. without any other officers - Washington came to the city with the Army while we were there. This was at the time the Enemy left Boston & it was expected they were coming to New York.
William Lewis
S. Edwards and Waland of the Town of Hun- hill in Linn County (now in court) testify that I have always known the

Samuel Edmonds of Trumbull a Revolutionary soldier (2 who is now present) I was born at Shaford in Litchfield county at In the year 1778 to the best of my knowledge (though I am not positive as to the year I enlisted or volunteered I went into the United States Service for Three Mo- uths under Capt. Sikes ordered of Send Shaford who is now living but so infatuated in memory as not to be able to recollect ordered whom He has once known - I served Send Three Months at Sanpits & passed Brahons near / on the Hines about 20 or thirty miles from New York city. Mr. Send Samuel Edmonds wifes with me & Served  Send  Three Months under Capt. Sikes ordered . He was in the same Regt with me part of the time James Clinton was com Send in and now du - I one Abel Lewis of Danbury was Sergeant in Send Company He was living the last I know. Mr. Cloud. was Col. Head of York Regt I am positive as to the fact that Send Edmonds served with me as I have stated.
Edward H. Haskell

The foregoing depositions & testimony of William Davis & Edward Waland were Subscribed & sworn to in open court & are part of the testimony proceedings in the case of Samuel Edwards for a Pension & signed under my hand & Seal of Office in Thursd. R. S. Nichols, Clerk.
S. Daniel Gregory of the Town of Turnbull in Lancaster County (now in court) testify & say that I am well acquainted with the witness named Samuel Edwards who is now present & an applicant for a Pension. That in the year 1776. (28 th minute in June) I enlisted at Stratford Conn. into Capt. Elisha Beach's Company of Conn. State Troops for Six Months & went in Company into the United States Service & served Six Months at the Northward. We were stationed at Fort Independence near Hudson Bay. Officers were our Lieutenant James Bebe Ensign - both dis- -Missed the officers upon whom I served are dead. So far as I know the said Samuel Edwards enlisted at Stratford at the same time with me & went with me in said Company & served in the same Six Months & returned at the same time. but not in company with me in Service. Hence of Turnbull was with us in Service.
Subscribed & sworn to in court Thursd. R. S. Nichols, Clerk.
# See Certificate of pedigree as to veracity of these witnesses